die Rolle
noun · /ˈʁɔlə/ ·Etymology
15th century, from Old French rolle, probably through Middle Dutch rolle (as also the verb rollen). Further from Latin rotula, rotulus. The sense “role” from the modern French descendant rôle.
Translation
-
roll, reel, spool
feminine
Schickt mir die besten Leute, die man für Geld bekommen kann. Geld spielt keine Rolle.
Send me the best employees that money can buy. Money is no object.
Studenten spielten eine führende Rolle im Kampf gegen die Verschmutzung der natürlichen Umwelt.
Students took the lead in the campaign against pollution.
Wer ist der Junge, der die Rolle des Peter Pan spielt?
Who is the boy acting the part of Peter Pan?
- roll, tube feminine
- a relatively small wheel on which something is rolled (as on a wheelie bin) feminine
- role, part feminine
- roller, castor, pulley feminine
- roll feminine
- mangle, wringer feminine
- rolling pin feminine
- role feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Rolle | Rollen |
| Accusative | Rolle | Rollen |
| Dative | Rolle | Rollen |
| Genitive | Rolle | Rollen |